Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Coloradolady is the quilt maker. I just look, drool and then buy. I have several vintage and new. I use most of mine like a bed spread. I have one or two I sleep under, but not many. For many more fascinating vintage things, go to http://coloradolady.blogspot.com.

LV, Your quilts are beautiful. My MIL quilts and she too uses them as spreads and displays. She has a few for sleeping. Thanks for the quilt show. I'll show this post to her. Thanks for a lovely share.

All of your quilts are lovely. I love all vintage quilts. I never saw a butterfly design. I have a book of the quilt designs of the civil war when slaves were traveling underground to the north. The quilt designs were messages telling slaves where to go and they would hang them on the line. Clever, huh?Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck

The butterfly one is simply spectacular, and though the picture will enlarge UP three times, I still cannot tell the method. Is is embroidery or pieced fabric? Can you imagine the DAYS and months it must have taken.

I always imagine getting the family out for the day, the breakfast dishes done, and a pot of something simmering on the stove, before sitting down to the quilting-frame. There was one on little pulleys in the ceiling of the "spare" bedroom of the first house we lived in when I was first married.

I'm so glad that you keep them actually out on the beds to enjoy looking at. One of ours is board-tucked just beneath the ceiling on our bedroom wall, and I enjoy seeing it every morning.

Hi LV, your quilts are so wonderful. They are all so different and the thing I like the most is they are all hand pieced and quilted. The last one you shared is so colorful and pretty I love the butterflies too.Thank you for sharing them today.XO, Jeanne